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Transcribed by Owen Thomas
This is the studio version, but it's virtually identical to the live versions i've heard. Unfortunately, the solo was a little beyond me. First, the nitty-gritty verse rhythm: straight 8ths | B5 B5maj7 B5 | etc. pm. | ^ ^ ^ | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | Bridge: F (8 times) E (4 times with arps) e||-----------|--------------------------|| B||-----------|--------------------------|| G||-----------|--------------------------|| D||-----------|----------------6b7-7r6-4-|| A||-----------|--------------------------|| E||-----------|--------------------------|| CHORUS: F#m D Am Am/F# e||-------2-------|-------2-------|---------------|--------------| B||-----2---2-----|-----3---3-----|-----0-1-0-----|-----0-1-0----| G||---2-------2---|---2-------2---|-----------2---|------------0-| D||-4-----------4-|-0-----------0-|---2---------2-|---2----------| A||---------------|---------------|-0-------------|--------------| E||---------------|---------------|---------------|-2------------| 1 + 2 +3+ 4 + 1 + 2 +3+ 4 + 1 + 2 +3+ 4 + 1 + 2 +3+4 + B5 Db5 Eb D e|--------2-------|---------2-------|---------2--------|------------| B|------2---2-----|-------2---2-----|-------2---2------|------------| G|----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|------------| D|-/4-----------4-|--/3-----------3-|--/4-----------4--|--7-5-4-----| A|----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------| E|----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------| rhythm cont. as above C e|--------|--------|| B|--------|--------|| G|--------|--------|| D|--------|--------|| A|--------|--------|| E|--------|--------|| Rhythm Fig. 1 (bass & gtr) Em F#m e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A||-------2-3---2---|-------2-3---2---|-----0-4-5---4-0-|-----0-4-5---4-0-| E||---0-3---------3-|-0---3---------3-|---2-------------|-2---------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D A e|---------|---------|----------|---------|| B|---------|---------|----------|---------|| G|---------|---------|----------|---------|| D|---------|---------|----------|---------|| A|---------|---------|----------|---------|| E|---------|---------|----------|---------|| Rhythm Fig.2 chords tacet e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| A||-------2---------|-------2-5-5-4-2-|-4-4-2-0-3-3-2-0-|| E||-0-0-3---0-----0-|---0-3-----------|-----------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Arpeggios played during Rhythm Fig. 2 e|-------------|--------------------| B|-------------|--------------------| G|--------9----|-------------12-----| D|------9------|-----------9--------| A|---10--------|--------10----------| E|-------------|--------------------| Rhythm fig. 3 Em F#m D D A A e|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|-----|----|| B|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|-----|----|| G|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|-----|----|| D|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|-----|----|| A|-------2----|--------2----|-----0-4---|-----0-4---|-----|-----|-----|----|| E|-0-0-3---0--|--0-0-3---0--|-2-2-----2-|-2-2-----2-|-----|-----|-----|----|| 1+2+ 3 + 4 + 1+2+ 3 + 4 + Chords e|---------------------------------2---2---0---0------0---1---0-- B|---------------------------------2---3---1---1------2---1---0-- G|-4-----3-------6----8---7--------2---2---2---2------2---2---1-- D|-4-----4-------6----8---7--------4---0---2---2------2---3---2-- A|-2-----2-------4----6---5--------4-------0---X------0---3---2-- E|---------------------------------2-----------2----------1---0-- | B5 B5maj7 Db5 Eb5 D5 F#m D Am Am/F# A F E similar for C5, C5maj7 etc. INTRO ||:B5 B%maj7 B5 :|| 4 times VERSE 1 ____________ |1,2,3,4. ||: B5 B5maj7 B5 |Db5 |B5 B5maj7 B5 |Db5 | I've seen faces in the window I've seen faces in the _____________ |5. |Eb |D5 D5maj7 D5 :||Em | | | | :||Rthm Fig 1 | | street they talk and walk of nothing... |F#m |F#m |D |D | They're all talkin' shit to VERSE 2 _________________ |1,2. |A |A ||: B5 B5maj7 B5 |Db5 | me out-talked by the mass- | B5 B5maj7 B5 |Db |Eb5 | D5 D5maj7 D5 :|| media to pay the bills it lies and the lies we eat with breakfast |Em | |F#m | | |Rhythm Fig. 1 | | | | and they've got those tears in their eyes |D | |A | || Well it makes no sense to me _______________ BRIDGE _______________ |1,2,3,4. |5. ||: Rhythm Fig.2 | | :||F | ||with vox adlib | | || | |F |F |F |F | Why don't they |F |F |F |E | understand We're so |E |E |E || ordinary too CHORUS ||F#m |D |Am |Am/F# | |B5 |Db5 |Eb5 |D5 | ________________ |1,2. |C |C ||: C5 C5maj7 C5 |D5 | | C5 C5maj7 C5 |D5 |E5 |Eb Eb5maj7 Eb :|| ___________ ||3. ||Em |Em |F#m |F#m |D | ||Rhythm Fig.3 | | | | | | |A | ||F |F | CHORUS 2 |F |F ||F#m |D |Am | |Am/F# |B5 |Db5 |Eb5 |D5 || |C | | || ||Rhythm fig.2 repeat till fade with adlib gtr solo LYRICS: [Verse 1]: I've known many restless summers, sand dunes I imagine a place without a postcard flower people were so beautiful, but straight and loud's the way good luck the beatnik spirit the talk of politicians, the sentences of cynics are the sentences of childhood They're all talking shit to me [Verse 2]: Out-talked by the mass-media to pay the bills it lies and the lies we eat with breakfast brave faces face the boardroom, the oak-stained walls fall silent they leave lined with defeat and they got those tears (tills?) in their eyes well it makes no sense to me [vocal adlib:] when we danced, when we danced, all night, all the night you saw me, I looked right I was the one with my head in the clouds, up and down, round and round Why don't they understand? We're so ordinary too. [Chorus]: I saw the exits closing now pain and passion, my point of view (oh yeah) well there's nothing but the truth (oh yeah) [Verse 3]: I've seen men that have been marked out, ruled out by grim assassins they fell hard on instant replay and I'm never going there, no I'm never going there, well the place I see's so much better (so much better) get it high, get it low cos it makes no sense to me [Chorus]: I saw the exits closing now burning mountains, burning paper, burning all around and later
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